Lot details Two Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda clocks, circa 1960s–1970s...
Lot details Two Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda clocks, circa 1960s–1970s Comprising a wooden-cased mantel clock and a twin-bell alarm clock, both with dials decorated with revolutionary figures and Maoist propaganda imagery, the smaller inscribed with the slogan ‘毛主席萬歲’ (Long Live Chairman Mao), both featuring a moving hand mechanism activated when the clock is running. Heights: 15 cm and 13 cm. 二十世紀六十至七十年代 中國文化大革命時期宣傳題材座鐘及鬧鐘兩件Condition Report Generally in good condition, with age-related wear and rubbing around the edges. Both clocks are in working order when wound. 整體品相良好,邊緣有使用及年代磨損痕跡。兩件時鐘上弦後均可正常運行。 Condition reports must be considered as a matter of opinion and not fact.
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Lot details Two Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda clocks, circa 1960s–1970s Comprising a wooden-cased mantel clock and a twin-bell alarm clock, both with dials decorated with revolutionary figures and Maoist propaganda imagery, the smaller inscribed with the slogan ‘毛主席萬歲’ (Long Live Chairman Mao), both featuring a moving hand mechanism activated when the clock is running. Heights: 15 cm and 13 cm. 二十世紀六十至七十年代 中國文化大革命時期宣傳題材座鐘及鬧鐘兩件Condition Report Generally in good condition, with age-related wear and rubbing around the edges. Both clocks are in working order when wound. 整體品相良好,邊緣有使用及年代磨損痕跡。兩件時鐘上弦後均可正常運行。 Condition reports must be considered as a matter of opinion and not fact.